… in the Brazilian rain forest, where it can reach a height of 13’ and sports its white flowers from late winter into summer. When grown as a house plant, it’s more likely to reach about 6’ and …
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… 6 through 10. Plant in full sun in areas that frequently dry out and get hot. Protect corms from voles, if possible. Hummingbirds are strongly attracted to the flowers. All seven species of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from occasional renewal pruning to maintain their dense attractive habit. In their native Asia, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… forest floor. This fern is also known as the copper shield fern and its name is derived from the coppery color of the new fronds which deepen to a dark green with age. It is a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Einstein summersweet is a deciduous shrub developed from the eastern American clethra. While Einstein is famous for his brilliance, this plant …
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… meatballs”, as their natural shapes are graceful enough. ‘Dresdner Vorfruehling’ came to us from the Royal Botanical Garden in Ontario. It is a vigorous, cold-hardy cultivar of German …
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… 'Champlin's Red' has flower petals that are red-orange at the base, tipped in yellow, emerging from yellow-green calyxes. In the home landscape, it can attain heights of 15 to 20 feet and has …
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… Pamina anemone or Pamina windflower is originally from China and Japan where it grows wild on hillsides and beside streams. It is called a …
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… spurge ( Euphorbia corollata) produces so many small, white baby’s breath-like flowers from summer through fall that the plants often tilt to one side. Too much fertilizer encourages …
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… "cotinifolius" refers to Cotinus , the genus for our native smoke bush, which it resembles from a distance. This is more closely related to poinsettias, though, and it has milky sap that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant